Bees Need Meat

August 23, 2019October 22, 2019 |

It seems intuitive that bees herbivores that eat pollen and nectar. Fascinating research by Dr. Prarthana Dharampal and Dr. Shawn Steffan has found that the diet of bees can also include a significant portion of microbes which serve as a protein “meat” source. Their work was recently published in American Naturalist and Proceedings of the Royal Society B and was also featured in Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprise-bees-need-meat/